Allen "midnight," Niro Jury Cannes Open

 Astronomers must catch some of the greatest stars of Hollywood seen at the Festival de Cannes before "Midnight in Paris", romance of Woody Allen that opens the glamour event with a first night Wednesday.

Side to respond to the journalists and festival-goers earlier in the day will be Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Jude Law, Angelina Jolie, Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek, with Allen Director and some of its cast, which includes Owen WilsonRachel McAdams and Marion Cotillard.

Opening day of the 12-day film showcase includes an honorary award for the Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci, whose films take account of the beneficiary best-picture Oscar 1988 "the last emperor".

Niro, costs of its own the Tribeca Film Festival wrapped on 1 may in New York, at the head of the jury award among the 20 films in the main competition of Cannes. Thurman and right join him on the nine members of the jury, which also includes the actress Argentina Martina Gusman, French filmmaker Olivier Assayas and filmmaker from Hong Kong, Johnnie To.

Taking advantage of the horde of international press at the Cannes Film Festival, DreamWorks Animation and Paramount Pictures bring Banderas and Hayek for a photo event and interviews before the festival opens to promote their upcoming animated adventure "Puss in boots"."," a spin off of the "shrek" franchise

Also outside the appropriate festival, Black, Angelina Jolie and Hoffman come to interview the day of the opening, with a press conference a day later, for their suite of DreamWorks animation "kung fu Panda 2"

Other stars side before the festival closes May 22 include Brad Pitt and Sean Penn for Terrence Malick "the tree of life"; Kirsten Dunst and Charlotte Gainsbourg to "Melancholy Lars von Trier,". Ryan Gosling for Nicolas Winding "Drive of Refn"; and Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz for "" Pirates of the Caribbean: on stranger tides. ""

"It is in the DNA of Cannes attract stars." "It is important that our red carpet"scarlet,"", said Director General festival Thierry Frémaux. "It is wonderful that we are going to have Woody Allen and Owen Wilson, Sean Penn and Kirsten Dunst, Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz." And to have Asian stars, too. And a lovely, led by Bob De Niro jury. In addition, all these people are film lovers and will transform a wonderful party for the cinema in Cannes. ?